MenacingMonk
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I fukk with weirdo Garth Ennis. Not a favorite writer, but the fukkery he brings… 
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I fukk with weirdo Garth Ennis. Not a favorite writer, but the fukkery he brings…
His Punisher tho
AquaCityBoy
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The only concept I liked in The Boys issues I read was the storyline about the Nightwing analogue who was a huge gay icon but turned out to be a massive homophobe. 
Of course that's undermined by the very same arc in which the Batman analogue can't stop raping everything in sight (including raping the Alfred analogue and forcing himself to keep from raping the underage Robin analogue). And then he dies after sticking his dikk in an asteroid with a human vagina-sized slit in it.
Of course that's undermined by the very same arc in which the Batman analogue can't stop raping everything in sight (including raping the Alfred analogue and forcing himself to keep from raping the underage Robin analogue). And then he dies after sticking his dikk in an asteroid with a human vagina-sized slit in it.
AquaCityBoy
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They're cool if you want Star Wars content that's not tied into the Skywalker Saga era.
They're expanding the era so much now that it it's a lot of content to sift through, and the storylines carry over between the comics (by Marvel, IDW and Dark Horse), books, YA novels, audio dramas and even some manga:
Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide
Dive into the world of Star Wars: The High Republic with StarWars.com's list of essential stories.
www.starwars.com
You might be fine if you just stick with the main Marvel comics, but keep in mind 'Phase 1' and 'Phase 2' are on different groups of characters.
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
good looking outThey're cool if you want Star Wars content that's not tied into the Skywalker Saga era.
They're expanding the era so much now that it it's a lot of content to sift through, and the storylines carry over between the comics (by Marvel, IDW and Dark Horse), books, YA novels, audio dramas and even some manga:
Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide
Dive into the world of Star Wars: The High Republic with StarWars.com's list of essential stories.
You might be fine if you just stick with the main Marvel comics, but keep in mind 'Phase 1' and 'Phase 2' are on different groups of characters.
I remember the first couple of High Republic Marvel comics but then just forgot to keep checking in.
Uncle Baby Billy
All Star
Wack
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The X-Men’s Nightcrawler Is Marvel’s New Uncanny Spider-Man
The X-Men's Nightcrawler is transformed into Marvel Comics' new Web-Head in Uncanny Spider-Man, an upcoming "Fall of X" limited series.
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Why is your internet running slow?Wack
The X-Men’s Nightcrawler Is Marvel’s New Uncanny Spider-Man
The X-Men's Nightcrawler is transformed into Marvel Comics' new Web-Head in Uncanny Spider-Man, an upcoming "Fall of X" limited series.
Because it doesn't have enough Bamf-Thwip.
Mortal1
Superstar
Night crawler Spidey sounds cool will most likely be better than the main line Spidey book anyways. 
AquaCityBoy
Veteran
No disrespect to Comic Tropes, but I hate when people say shyt like this. Every few years people call for DC and/or Marvel to phase out or de-emphasize or get rid of altogether their continuities and "just focus on the stories." But as soon as they do, people will start going, "
. Wait, how are these things lining up? Nothing makes sense anymore! 
"Plus he's doing the other thing I hate which is comparing it to manga. If anything makes comics less accessible than manga, it's down to the distribution and adaptations. You can go to Walmart or Target right now and find multiple volumes of any of the top manga. DC tried to make Walmart-exclusive books years ago that were 80% reprinted material, and comic shops threw a fit.
Plus the fact that anime and manga are so intrinsically tied together. People who watch season one of an anime will often start reading the manga to get ahead in the story. Conversely, people who already read the manga will watch the anime to see the story in color and in motion. Western comics in general don't have that. We have a whole generation of MCU fans who know almost nothing about actual Marvel comics, and don't need to because what goes on in the MCU has zero bearing over what goes on in the comics. But look at how well books like Invincible, Heartstopper and Sandman started selling after their adaptations. Look at how fast The Authority and Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow sold out just by James Gunn directly mentioning them by name. Western media adaptations in general have always had the problem of just being raided for the IP and then letting the screenwriter repurpose, say, their crime noir screenplay into a Batman movie.
I don't buy that continuity is that much of a limiting factor to accessibility after 15 years of the MCU and Arrowverse.
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
No disrespect to Comic Tropes, but I hate when people say shyt like this. Every few years people call for DC and/or Marvel to phase out or de-emphasize or get rid of altogether their continuities and "just focus on the stories." But as soon as they do, people will start going, "
Plus he's doing the other thing I hate which is comparing it to manga. If anything makes comics less accessible than manga, it's down to the distribution and adaptations. You can go to Walmart or Target right now and find multiple volumes of any of the top manga. DC tried to make Walmart-exclusive books years ago that were 80% reprinted material, and comic shops threw a fit.
Plus the fact that anime and manga are so intrinsically tied together. People who watch season one of an anime will often start reading the manga to get ahead in the story. Conversely, people who already read the manga will watch the anime to see the story in color and in motion. Western comics in general don't have that. We have a whole generation of MCU fans who know almost nothing about actual Marvel comics, and don't need to because what goes on in the MCU has zero bearing over what goes on in the comics. But look at how well books like Invincible, Heartstopper and Sandman started selling after their adaptations. Look at how fast The Authority and Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow sold out just by James Gunn directly mentioning them by name. Western media adaptations in general have always had the problem of just being raided for the IP and then letting the screenwriter repurpose, say, their crime noir screenplay into a Batman movie.
I don't buy that continuity is that much of a limiting factor to accessibility after 15 years of the MCU and Arrowverse.
Regarding the bolded, I feel it's two different target audiences. On one hand it's the typical "how can we attract casuals or new costumers and make it easier for them". On the other it's the same comic book fans that will buy regardless -or have a really hard time letting go- that get annoyed that all the "work" and money they've put on books "doesn't matter any more" because shyt doesn't line up with what they've read for years. I'm not sure people that advocate for putting continuity aside care or take into account the core comic costumer, I think they just asume they'll buy regardless and complain regardless...which is pretty accurate
Regarding the manga stuff, I completely agree. The model is completely different and comics don't have whole industry dedicated to promote it's work -that's a huge industry by itself- like manga does. Movies don't promote comics nor make you want to know "what happens next" like manga does. It's apples and oranges really. But at the same time, I understand why american comics people have went
at the market being taken by asian comics. They just don't understand why they are losing, or at best, don't know how to adapt to the new scenario even if they know why it happened. .
MenacingMonk
Tranquilo
DCeased finale.
WhenWeWereKings
All Star
Sins of Sinister is dragging on and I for one can't wait for it to wrap up.
Dillah810
Flat Girther
Since I read all of my comics digitally, this is really fukked up for me